MamaSpeak Segments

The Call to Motherhood

How do we decide to have children? Are we called to parent? Is there a child-spirit that wants to come through us? This clip shows the deeper dream-like callings that might help people to look at many dimensions when they decide to have children.

 
 

The Call of the Child

Indigenous views of conception embrace the experience that a child calls its parents. Through dreams, songs and altered states a child-spirit makes itself known to us. Noticing these more irrational and dream-like experiences might help us hear the voice of a child that wants to come through us. The clip takes the viewer into my dreaming world and the powerful call that came to me.

 
 
 

The Dreaming Path of the Soul

The journey of conception, pregnancy and birth inspires us to reflect on some of life's deepest questions. Where do we come from? What is the soul? Do we have a spirit? Our dreams can become particularly potent during this time, leading us to new musings and deepening the sense of meaning in our lives.

 
 
 

The Dreaming Process of Fertility & Creativity

What is conception and what is creation? Is fertility just a medical issue or does something underlie the mystery of creation? This clip and interview reveal the dreaming reality of conception and the fertile field of creativity that beckons us.

 
 
 

The Cycle of Birth and Death

Many people note the coincidental passing of souls and the timing of the births of newborns. What is this web of life and death that we live in? All three of my grandmother's grand-daughters got pregnant within six months of her death.

 
 
 

Childbirth as a Process

How do we deal with the pain, possible disappointments, and the altered states of childbirth? Do we simply survive or is there a way to appreciate and process those experiences on the spot to enrich our lives? This clip and interview show how a process-oriented awareness can offer a different perspective and can encourage us to navigate the challenging experience of birthing.

 
 
 

Who Holds the Mother?

Sleep deprivation, one of the biggest challenges for parents often leave us exhausted and overwhelmed. Can the altered state of fatigue be potentially valuable? This clip shows how lack of sleep and the interruption of routine can take us out of our everyday reality and put us in touch with something else that is life-giving and surprisingly energizing.

 
 
 

The Divine Child

Sleep deprivation, one of the biggest challenges for parents often leave us exhausted and overwhelmed. Can the altered state of fatigue be potentially valuable? This clip shows how lack of sleep and the interruption of routine can take us out of our everyday reality and put us in touch with something else that is life-giving and surprisingly energizing.

 
 
 

Finding the Eternal Parent

One of the biggest worries parents have is the horrible fear of losing our children. It is a fear many of us dare not speak, yet we often parent from this place of fear. This segment addresses the divine mother who parents us all and shows the need for children to find their own eternal inner parent.

 
 
 

The Seeds of Conception

Family structures are changing. For children born from sperm donors, alternative insemination, or surrogates, as well as children without parents or a single parent, the question of a missing parent might arise. This piece is about my search for the seed to create my son and the dreaming nature of our origins. We all have so many seeds inside of us, so many little sprouts that long to be noticed, nourished, and lived.

 
 
 

The Inner Life of Children

Young children are so close to the dreaming world and the threshold of life and death that they surprise us sometimes with their profound insights. The following clips from MamaSpeak offer some of that deep wisdom and the interview encourages parents to ask children about life's big questions.

 
 
 

The Inner Life of Children

Young children are so close to the dreaming world and the threshold of life and death that they surprise us sometimes with their profound insights. The following clips from MamaSpeak offer some of that deep wisdom and the interview encourages parents to ask children about life's big questions.